as in to complain
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
you know it drives me crazy when you niggle like that
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as in quibble
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as in qualm
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Recent Examples of niggle
Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Despite the leadership’s best efforts to focus on the positive, the uncertainty surrounding the future of Goldman’s consumer unit continues to niggle at shareholder faith in the company.
—Byeamon Barrett, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
In midfield, an Andreas Christensen with an achilles niggle sits this one out as Ilkay Gundogan retreats as a pivot and provides support to captain Sergio Roberto and Fermin Lopez.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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Even now, as the carcass of Fisker gets picked over, the EVs still have niggling problems—window cracks, dysfunctional key fobs, sudden connectivity blackouts—and will unquestionably need servicing and spare parts to keep them running into the future.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Despite the leadership’s best efforts to focus on the positive, the uncertainty surrounding the future of Goldman’s consumer unit continues to niggle at shareholder faith in the company.
—Byeamon Barrett, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
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On Monday, the same newspaper explained that tests later carried out at the Joan Gamper CT showed that the niggle is more serious than initially believed, with the club now confirming that Olmo will be sidelined for four to five weeks.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
In midfield, an Andreas Christensen with an achilles niggle sits this one out as Ilkay Gundogan retreats as a pivot and provides support to captain Sergio Roberto and Fermin Lopez.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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Girding for battle at USC Pay is at the center of union organizing at USC, where non-tenure track professors complain of semester-to-semester contracts with little job security, minimal or nonexistent raises and moves by the university to cut benefits.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Our only quibbles were that the forearms were a tad restrictive for some testers, the fabric sounded a bit crinkly, and the lining behind the zipper sometimes caused jams.Mark Eller, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Vocally, no quibbles — plus, Jan’s expressions and movements gave us more feeling than Jake, who’d been trapped behind his guitar.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
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Amber Snyder from Tennessee, however, has no qualms about feeding her beloved senior rescue dog Lucy her leftover macaroni and cheese or any other of her meals for that matter.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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While there are already those who have qualms about turning the stories of Jeffrey Dahmer or the Menendez brothers into miniseries, there’s also the fact that time has passed since those cases gripped America.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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Not all Cybertruck owners will be too fussed about that, though.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
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The gizmo also includes haptic alerts that can wake you—but not your partner—if your child is fussing.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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The vehicle would reportedly sell for $30,000 but that includes the $7,500 federal tax credit, which is now in doubt because of objections expressed by the incoming Trump administration.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Judge Mould, presiding over the case, has now handed down a judgment overruling their objections.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the past century, the region has recorded 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger within 250 kilometers of Tuesday's tremor, including a magnitude 7.9 quake in 1950.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some particularly harmful oils include: Tea Tree oil: Causes lethargy, tremors, and ataxia.Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
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People are sick of the Biden administration’s excessive overreach, including the intention to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service agents to nitpick every aspect of their lives.Carol Miller, National Review, 16 Dec. 2024
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Or perhaps division, as outsiders begin to nitpick the juggernaut and single out which players are most important to the pursuit.Kyle Tucker, The Athletic, 4 Apr. 2024
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Meet your new virtual assistant: The AI in your car Q: Talk about the challenges of designing a car that can be sold with an internal combustion engine and an electric battery.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Described as selfless and always willing to give a helping hand to other musicians who supports those struggling and offers ways to help peers overcome challenges.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Niggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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